Light-controlled single-walled carbon nanotube dispersions in aqueous solution.

نویسندگان

Senlin Chen

Yugui Jiang

Zhiqiang Wang

Xi Zhang

Liming Dai

Mario Smet

چکیده

We have succeeded in dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) into an aqueous solution of poly(ethylene glycol)-terminated malachite green derivative (PEG-MG) through simple sonication. It was found that UV exposure caused reaggregation of these predispersed SWNTs in the same aqueous medium, as adsorbed PEG-MG photochromic chains could be effectively photocleavaged from the nanotube surface. The observed light-controlled dispersion and reaggragation of SWNTs in the aqueous solution should facilitate the development of SWNT dispersions with a controllable dispersity for potential applications.

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